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Obituaries for
Claybar Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Orange, Beaumont, Bridge City, TX.
Hal Wade Porterfield
Dec 17, 2022
Hal Wade Porterfield, 69 of Hemphill Texas, passed away on December 17, 2022 in Jasper, Texas after battling mesothelioma lung cancer. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Jimmy Kay. Visitation will take place prior to the service at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral...
Glen Randall Askew
Dec 17, 2022
Glen Randall Askew, 65, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 17, 2022, at his home in Orange. A committal service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 22, 2022, under the mausoleum at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be from 12:45-1:45 p.m., Thursday, December, 22, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas....
Marlin Leon Ballard
Dec 17, 2022
Marlin Leon Ballard, 79, of Orange, went to be with his lord and savior on December 17, 2022. Born in Orange, Texas on May 10, 1943, he was the son of Horace and Dathel Ballard. Marlin retired from Bayer and moved to Toledo Bend Lake, where he loved to hunt, fish and watch the beautiful sunset. He had a green...
James Abshire
Dec 16, 2022
James Whitney Abshire, 81, of Orange, passed away on December 16, 2022, peacefully at home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday December 22, 2022, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Antony Paulose. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at...
Cecil C. "Sparky" Sparks Sr.
Dec 15, 2022
Cecil C. “Sparky” Sparks, Sr. Cecil C. “Sparky” Sparks, Sr., 93, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 15, 2022, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Larry Haynes. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will take place...
Brooks Martin "The Coolest" Liggett
Dec 14, 2022
Brooks Martin Liggett, 54, of Pearland, Texas, passed away on December 14, 2022, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday December 20, 2022, at Sabine Tabernacle Church in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend Jim Boykin of Sabine Tabernacle Church in Beaumont, Texas. Burial will follow at China Cemetery in China, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....
Debra Ann Wheeler
Dec 14, 2022
Debra Ann Wheeler Debra Ann Wheeler, 56, of Orange, passed away on December 14, 2022, at St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Born in Orange, Texas, on August 1, 1966, she was the daughter of Joseph Hebert and Eva Hebert. Debra had a heart of gold and was a natural caretaker. She enjoyed doing arts and crafts, as well as collecting angels...
Larry Neil Freeman
Dec 14, 2022
Larry Neil Freeman Larry Neil Freeman, 75, of Beaumont, passed away on December 14, 2022, in Tomball, Texas. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on April 27, 1947, he was the son of James and Melba Freeman. Larry grew up in South Park community of Beaumont attending Calvary Baptist Church and graduating a proud Greenie from South Park High School in 1965....
Harry Newton Jones
Dec 13, 2022
Harry Newton Jones Harry Newton Jones, 79, of Orange, TX, moved to his heavenly home on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, surrounded by his loving wife, family and friends. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 18, at Old First Orange Baptist Church in Orange, Texas. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be...
Elaine Duncan
Dec 12, 2022
Elaine Duncan Elaine Duncan, 97, of Orange, passed away on December 12, 2022, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Shelbyville, Texas, on February 21, 1925, she was the daughter of Albert Earl Errington and Nina Mae Errington. Elaine was a hardworking woman throughout her life, caring for her household and family, along with being involved with her church. She...
Carol Lee Smith
Dec 12, 2022
Carol Lee Smith Carol Lee Smith, 71, of Orangefield, Texas, passed away on December 12, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Born in on March 8, 1951, she was the daughter of Earline and Lee Roy Russell. Carol’s granddaughter and great-grandchildren, who loving referred to her as “Maw Maw”, were the light of her life. She tolerated Russell pretty well too. Carol...
Gloria Jean Smith
Dec 12, 2022
Gloria Jean “Gini” Sanders Smith, 74, of Orange, Texas passed away peacefully on December 12, 2022. Gini was born in Gainesville, Florida on October 7, 1948. She was the second of seven daughters born to Clarence Richard and Betty Ellen Lamb Sanders. As a child, she moved frequently and lived in five states on both coasts. She was a 1965...
Grayson Dan Switzer Jr.
Dec 11, 2022
Grayson (Danny) Dan Switzer Jr. Grayson (Danny) Dan Switzer Jr. passed away on December 11, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas at the age of 79. He was born on June 29, 1943, in Miami, Oklahoma and was the fourth child of Grayson and Virginia Switzer. Danny graduated from Lutcher Stark High School in 1962. He was a member of First Church...
Carolyn Ann Bean
Dec 10, 2022
Carolyn Ann Bean, 72, of Orange, passed away on December 10, 2022, at Focus Care in Orange, Texas. A memorial service will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 17, at MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas. Born in Houston, Texas on January 2, 1950, she was the daughter Herbert Cook and Muriel West Washer....
Mary Hargrave Bryant
Dec 10, 2022
Mary Hargrave Bryant Mary Hargrave Bryant, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 10, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, December 17, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal and Reverend Charles Miller. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will take place...
Floyd "Eddie" Nichols
Dec 10, 2022
Floyd (Eddie) Nichols, 85, of Orange, passed away on December 10, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 14, at Sabine Tabernacle in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend James Boykin. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Wednesday,...
Michie J Dickerson
Dec 10, 2022
Michie J. Dickerson, 76, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 10, 2022, at her residence in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on January 21, 1946, she was the daughter of John and Wilda Guinn. Michie was a proud homemaker who enjoyed drawing, painting, and crocheting in her spare time. She was also known to be an excellent cook who...
Jerry Lee Gilbeaux
Dec 10, 2022
Jerry Lee Gilbeaux, Sr., 90 of Orange, Texas, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at his home in Orange. Jerry was born in Alexandria, Louisiana on August 6, 1932. He attended Lutcher Stark High School in Orange and graduated in 1953. Jerry served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955 and was stationed in Germany. Jerry was married...
Laura Stanford
Dec 10, 2022
Laura Stanford, 56, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on December 10, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00am, Friday, December 16, 2022, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating will be Paster Charles Jordan of Woodcrest Methodist Church in Lumberton, Texas. Graveside service will follow at Holly Grove Cemetery in Livingston, Texas at 2:00pm for those...
Paul Edgar Dodson
Dec 9, 2022
Paul Edgar Dodson, 59, of Orange, passed away on December 9, 2022, at Baptist Hospital. Funeral services will be 6:30 p.m. Monday, December 12, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley. Visitation will begin prior to the service at 5:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Dallas, Texas, on August 1, 1963, he...
Hal Wade Porterfield
Dec 17, 2022
Hal Wade Porterfield, 69 of Hemphill Texas, passed away on December 17, 2022 in Jasper, Texas after battling mesothelioma lung cancer. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Jimmy Kay. Visitation will take place prior to the service at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral...
Glen Randall Askew
Dec 17, 2022
Glen Randall Askew, 65, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 17, 2022, at his home in Orange. A committal service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 22, 2022, under the mausoleum at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be from 12:45-1:45 p.m., Thursday, December, 22, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas....
Marlin Leon Ballard
Dec 17, 2022
Marlin Leon Ballard, 79, of Orange, went to be with his lord and savior on December 17, 2022. Born in Orange, Texas on May 10, 1943, he was the son of Horace and Dathel Ballard. Marlin retired from Bayer and moved to Toledo Bend Lake, where he loved to hunt, fish and watch the beautiful sunset. He had a green...
James Abshire
Dec 16, 2022
James Whitney Abshire, 81, of Orange, passed away on December 16, 2022, peacefully at home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday December 22, 2022, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Antony Paulose. Entombment will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at...
Cecil C. "Sparky" Sparks Sr.
Dec 15, 2022
Cecil C. “Sparky” Sparks, Sr. Cecil C. “Sparky” Sparks, Sr., 93, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 15, 2022, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Larry Haynes. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will take place...
Brooks Martin "The Coolest" Liggett
Dec 14, 2022
Brooks Martin Liggett, 54, of Pearland, Texas, passed away on December 14, 2022, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday December 20, 2022, at Sabine Tabernacle Church in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend Jim Boykin of Sabine Tabernacle Church in Beaumont, Texas. Burial will follow at China Cemetery in China, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m....
Debra Ann Wheeler
Dec 14, 2022
Debra Ann Wheeler Debra Ann Wheeler, 56, of Orange, passed away on December 14, 2022, at St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Born in Orange, Texas, on August 1, 1966, she was the daughter of Joseph Hebert and Eva Hebert. Debra had a heart of gold and was a natural caretaker. She enjoyed doing arts and crafts, as well as collecting angels...
Larry Neil Freeman
Dec 14, 2022
Larry Neil Freeman Larry Neil Freeman, 75, of Beaumont, passed away on December 14, 2022, in Tomball, Texas. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on April 27, 1947, he was the son of James and Melba Freeman. Larry grew up in South Park community of Beaumont attending Calvary Baptist Church and graduating a proud Greenie from South Park High School in 1965....
Harry Newton Jones
Dec 13, 2022
Harry Newton Jones Harry Newton Jones, 79, of Orange, TX, moved to his heavenly home on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, surrounded by his loving wife, family and friends. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 18, at Old First Orange Baptist Church in Orange, Texas. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be...
Elaine Duncan
Dec 12, 2022
Elaine Duncan Elaine Duncan, 97, of Orange, passed away on December 12, 2022, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Shelbyville, Texas, on February 21, 1925, she was the daughter of Albert Earl Errington and Nina Mae Errington. Elaine was a hardworking woman throughout her life, caring for her household and family, along with being involved with her church. She...
Carol Lee Smith
Dec 12, 2022
Carol Lee Smith Carol Lee Smith, 71, of Orangefield, Texas, passed away on December 12, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Born in on March 8, 1951, she was the daughter of Earline and Lee Roy Russell. Carol’s granddaughter and great-grandchildren, who loving referred to her as “Maw Maw”, were the light of her life. She tolerated Russell pretty well too. Carol...
Gloria Jean Smith
Dec 12, 2022
Gloria Jean “Gini” Sanders Smith, 74, of Orange, Texas passed away peacefully on December 12, 2022. Gini was born in Gainesville, Florida on October 7, 1948. She was the second of seven daughters born to Clarence Richard and Betty Ellen Lamb Sanders. As a child, she moved frequently and lived in five states on both coasts. She was a 1965...
Grayson Dan Switzer Jr.
Dec 11, 2022
Grayson (Danny) Dan Switzer Jr. Grayson (Danny) Dan Switzer Jr. passed away on December 11, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas at the age of 79. He was born on June 29, 1943, in Miami, Oklahoma and was the fourth child of Grayson and Virginia Switzer. Danny graduated from Lutcher Stark High School in 1962. He was a member of First Church...
Carolyn Ann Bean
Dec 10, 2022
Carolyn Ann Bean, 72, of Orange, passed away on December 10, 2022, at Focus Care in Orange, Texas. A memorial service will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 17, at MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jay Thomas. Born in Houston, Texas on January 2, 1950, she was the daughter Herbert Cook and Muriel West Washer....
Mary Hargrave Bryant
Dec 10, 2022
Mary Hargrave Bryant Mary Hargrave Bryant, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 10, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, December 17, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal and Reverend Charles Miller. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will take place...
Floyd "Eddie" Nichols
Dec 10, 2022
Floyd (Eddie) Nichols, 85, of Orange, passed away on December 10, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 14, at Sabine Tabernacle in Beaumont. Officiating will be Reverend James Boykin. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Wednesday,...
Michie J Dickerson
Dec 10, 2022
Michie J. Dickerson, 76, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 10, 2022, at her residence in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on January 21, 1946, she was the daughter of John and Wilda Guinn. Michie was a proud homemaker who enjoyed drawing, painting, and crocheting in her spare time. She was also known to be an excellent cook who...
Jerry Lee Gilbeaux
Dec 10, 2022
Jerry Lee Gilbeaux, Sr., 90 of Orange, Texas, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at his home in Orange. Jerry was born in Alexandria, Louisiana on August 6, 1932. He attended Lutcher Stark High School in Orange and graduated in 1953. Jerry served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955 and was stationed in Germany. Jerry was married...
Laura Stanford
Dec 10, 2022
Laura Stanford, 56, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on December 10, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00am, Friday, December 16, 2022, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Officiating will be Paster Charles Jordan of Woodcrest Methodist Church in Lumberton, Texas. Graveside service will follow at Holly Grove Cemetery in Livingston, Texas at 2:00pm for those...
Paul Edgar Dodson
Dec 9, 2022
Paul Edgar Dodson, 59, of Orange, passed away on December 9, 2022, at Baptist Hospital. Funeral services will be 6:30 p.m. Monday, December 12, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley. Visitation will begin prior to the service at 5:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home. Born in Dallas, Texas, on August 1, 1963, he...
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